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BRAVEST WOMAN WE EVER MET
Jump For Life From Burning 'Plane
FIFTY YARDS RACE FROM EXPLODING, TANKS
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London, Jau 17. Pilots aud mechanic on the London-Paris air route are all talking to day of "the bravest woman they ever met.'
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She is Mrs, White, of Teddington, Middlesex," who was one of three passengers in an airplane which caught fire in mid-air on the way from Paris to London and had to make a forced descent near Amiens,
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John Buchan Urges Shorter Hours Shipbuilder Dead: Community Service: Remaking Scotland: East Fife: Sir Harry's Haggis Gift: Shorter Cuts: Dinner with the Black Watch: McSinith, McBrown, and McEvans.
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project. Surprise will, according ly, be occasioned by its revival in tion put forward here this week avast programme of reconsrue- as the way to the economic and in dustrial rehabilitation of Scotland. It is associated with the ambi tious plan for rebuilding the slums of Glasgow, to which I referred recently, as well as with kindred and he has just given a further schemes for modernising the Cale donlan Canal, widening the Grinan example of his interest by offering Canal, extensive development of to supply the whisky and haggis afforestation, and the consolidation for the Association's second annual of the Scottish steel industry. The dinner in Leeds next month! It remaking of Scotland colossal scale is put forward as a have been able to attend but he this was hoped that Sir Harry might serious illustration of how the will be in America at that time. Building Industry National Coun cil, and those associated with them, should tackle the problem of regional planning.
· Ian Hays "' Grandfather, "Tan Hay" (Major J. H. Beith). in his lecture in Edinburgh the other night, on "Screen veraus Stage" declared himself an ardent believer in the theatre, and he add- ed: "I say that in full conscious uess of the fact that my grand father once presided in this very hall (the Church of Scotland As sembly Hall) as Moderator of the Free Kirk of Scotland. In the list of Free Church Moderators given in an old number of "Oliver
on I just re-and Boyd" I find the Moderator in 1858 was the Rev. Alex, Beith, D.D., Stirling. Great Free Church figures followed a little later in Dr. Robert Candlish (1801), Dr. Thomas Guthrie (1882), and Dr James Begg (1865), r John Buchan Urges Shorter Hours.
It was a trying experience, but what could I do? I knew that I has to remain calm, so mained calm. I was alarmed, of course, when I saw the flames.
"We were flying low, because of bad weather, and it did not take us long to get down.
"I did not know what was hap. poning in the pilot's cabin. I
could see it was full of smoke.
"The steward told us to keep our seats and be calm. I could see nothing outside for the smoke and flames. I felt we were going down and then suddenly we bumped on the ground.
"When we reached the ground the steward opened the door and we jumped out.
"What we must look forward tc is a system of shorter hours for the workers and a good deal of leisure Alled with new crafts and inter vits," said Mr. John Buchaz, M.P., president of the Federation of University Conservative and Union- ist Associations, at their confer ence at Oxford yesterday.
East File.
Shorter Outs.
Although some of the ladies have been cultivating Victorian locks, the edict has gone forth that hair! is to be shorter than evor next!
be those who
The sight of the Red Hackle has a depressing effect upon member; of a certain English cavalry regt ment which in 1795 nearly lost tw guns against the French. The guns at the last minute; and, as a reward were, rescued by the Black Water
the British Commander-in-Chief transferred the "right of wearing the red plume from the cavalry re- giment to the Highlanders.
summer. There may hon to rebel, Mosmith, McBrown, and )
This is an important day" in the East Fife by-election, for the Unionist Association meets to debut the mysterious individuals who cide whether to approve the re- set the fashion in headwear can commendation of the executive that force them to capitulate. So far Mr. Henderson Stewart, the a the Nationalists or Home Ruleri tional Liberal nomines, should be have failed to deal with this de supported by the Unionist Party. nationalising process. No doubt there will be objections Dinner With the Black Watch, from supporters of Mr. J. L. An- derson, the Farmers' candidate, but I attended the annual dinner of we doubt if a substantial number the Black Watch Association (Lon- of East Fife Unionists will be don branch) on Saturday. It was found aligning themselves with "splendeecious" affair, dis movement designed to embarrass! tinguished by congratulatory the National Government in its telegrain from the King, who is, prosperity throughout the country, presence of General Sir Archibald task of restoring conditions of of course, Colonel-in-Chief, by the If the Government has not adapted Cameron, who has just been ap wholesale the "Agricultural Party's "The field was inches deep in
programme it is because less spec pointed Commander-in-Chief in mud, but we stumbled and slithered now in the worst areas of un-tacular methods are in the peculiar Scotland, and by a vast display of
"Within a fraction of time after wards the flames had crept back from the engine all along the wings, and the fuselage and the body were slight
We stood watching the flames for a second or two, and then I heard the pilot shout Run before
the tanks explode."
ed through it until we were 50 yards away, when the tank explod. [ cd.
"I think the pilot did marvellona work in bringing the plase down safely in such circumstances.
"The steward was very good, When I heard him shout Keep
calm' I felt reassured at once.
First Flight,
"This was the first time. I had flawn. I left Gonova yesterday for Lyons, where I took the 'plane for Paris.
At Lyons two other passengers, Mr. Clark and Mr. Harris, com- ing from Cannes, joined the Paris plane for Croydon,
"It is possible," he said, "that our economic crisis. may be a bles sing in disguise if it forces us to put the whole of our industrial life on a more wholesome basis."
ter had been breaking down, and The whole of our industrial ays it might be that the solution of the difficulty would be found in some thing like what was being attempt employment in South Wales.
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conditions of the time more effec" Red Hackle." tive for assisting agriculture.
Sir Harry's Barry's Haggle
"I believe," said Mr. Buchan, that the National Government may be the first stage to & proper redistribution of parties, long Sir Harry Lauder has taken a redde, so that we may brigade kont iron at the Scottish Regi- together all those who believe inental Association of Yorkshire discipline, order, and reasoned the "Jocks," as they are called of evolution, as against those wh which he is an hon, vice-president.
think with their nerves, and heart instead of with their beads.
Bat the National Government can only be successful if all the different strains in it contribute to the common pool. The anormous problems ahead will never be solv
unless there is a steady flow of ideas from the ordinary citizens of presciant thought and fruitful
the country."
Mr. Buchan added that although the League of Nations had done'
"I noticed aathing wrong at the start from Le Bourget, but three- quarters of an hour later sparcks Legan coming from the pilot's great deal of useful work it had cabin, and then flames started made a great many bad mistakes. around the machine, and we were blinded by the smoke. It all hap pened so suddenly that it was over before we realised the danger we had gone through."
Steward's Tribute,
Mr. George Hudson, the steward, described Mra, White's bravery He said: "I admired the way the behaved in a moment of grave dan- Kor. There was no mistaking the risk we were in when we saw the flames shoot back. Mrs. White saw it-and aat calme
When I spoke to her she just smiled. Her smile told me that she realised that we wers all close to death. Then the machine landed and we were out. stopped out as quietly as she step
Mrs. White ped out at Croydon to-day!**
It has been largely in the hands of the crank, the sentimentalist, and that appalling creature the publicist," he added.
Shipbuilder Dead.
An eminent Clyde shipbuilder, Mr. Patrick T. Caird, died at his residence, Beilenire, Newark Street, Greenock, on Saturday, aged 84 years. He had been ill for. some time.
Mr. Caird was head of the world. famous shipbuilding and engineer ing firm of Messrs. Caird and Co., Greenock, until the business was acquired by Messrs. Harland and Wolf about 18 years ago.
Mr. Caird was well known in as chairman of the old. Glasgow Glasgow and throughout Scotland Mrs. Winte juined the League of pany, a position he held for 15 and South-Western" Railway Com- Nations Secretariat about seven years ago after passing competiyears, retiring in 1815. He was tive examiation and has lately tion of Clyde Engineers and ship. former chairman of the -Associa- been attached to the communion buildera, tions and trait section in Geneva. Before her marriage, several years ago, she was Miss W. M. Hodgson, The names of the passengers were Kiven on the passenger let dat e White, of London, Mr. Clark, of Chatham, and Mr. Harris, of Or ford,!
Community Service,
The Glasgow Council for Com- munity Service Unemployment is now in being. In bringing to- gather all the agencies that have been operating in the "rity on be balf of the unemployed the Coun- cil will ensure that there is no
A VETERAN OF PEIPING overlapping of effort and that all unemployed n ay share in the faci- lities for education and recreation London, Jan. 11-The death is to be given for their use. The afinounced, at the age of 07, of Mr. bodies and, individuals who con Henry Charles Davis, of Good-stitute the Council are a guarantee mayes, Essex, who is believed to that it is both representative of have been the oldest ex-N.C.O. of the city's interests and influential the British Army. He ran away in procuring the best guidance and, from home to join the Army, and training that can be given. The was promoted sergeant on the field Lord Provost's preliminary - an- after the atorining of the Peking Bognement of an appeal that will forts in the China War of Imo be made for funds in not the least After being invalided out in 1867, important of the remarks made at he became a master plasterer. yesterday's meeting, and will, we When the Great War broke out his hope, prepare the public for gen-" services were refused in the Army erous giving to an excellant cause.. and for four months he made muni- tions at Woolwich Arsenal. Tha
Remaking Scotland.
only time he was ill was at the age Since the construction of the of 63, when his way kunched down Forth and Clyde Canal de reject mind severely injured by a lorry ed some years ago by the first La His sight and hoaring were perfect. bour Government as an employ had 18 children, over 80 grand- ment giving scheme Wit has widely assumed that the had been heard of this
dymix great-grandchil
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Sir Davi particular C-in-C., Dundas, was himself a Scot
and McEvans. To-day, if an other regiment tries to sport a red plume (and the st. tempt has been made) there le trouble. Special permission to wear the backle has been "given, however, to the 42nd Royal High- landers of Canada,
One of the most impressive fea tures of Saturday's function was the evidence of the care which the Association takes to keep contact with Black Watch men overseas and to find employment for every man who has been a member of the regiment,
The "big noises" of the evening piper of the Army, Lance Corporal were. Pipe-Major Smith, champion Brown, his assistant, and Colonel Evans, most modest of VCs who captured a German pill-box single- handed.
The famous plume which is call ed the Red Hackle, is the particu. lar pride of the Black Watch It is worn in feather-bonnet, service cap, topee, tin-hat, and pyjama the Aghting button-hole.
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